Q & A #34
The two couples sat in the living room after dinner, Spike holding his daughter in his lap, and Sam hers. They had been quiet throughout the meal, with Buffy and Riley doing the catching up.
"The chicken was delicious, Buffy," Sam said. "You'll have to give me the recipe."
"Oh, I didn't make it," Buffy smiled. "Spike did."
Riley shot him a less than complimentary glance. "It was good. Really."
"Oh, Finn," his wife said, "You're just jealous because you can't boil water." She beamed at Spike. "It was wonderful."
"Thanks."
"So there we were," Riley said, continuing one of his stories, "at the edge of the jungle, hordes of Lectesh demons breathing down our throats ..."
"Riley," Buffy stopped him. "Not in front of the kids."
"Right." The commando tried to think of something more appropriate. "Sam's doing a bang up job in admin. Everyone's very impressed with her."
"Thanks, honey," Sam said, not without regret. "It's not the same as the jungle, but since I've been a mom, the office seems like a safer place."
"Erin's a beautiful little girl." Buffy responded. "You were very lucky. I've heard adoption can take a long time."
"Very lucky," Riley replied.
"I helped made cookies." Meredith wiggled out of her father's lap. "Now, Daddy?"
"Sure, pet." Spike stood up and went into the kitchen, clenching and unclenching his fist. Soon he'd have his family to himself again.
Meredith walked over to the couch and jumped up beside Sam. "I like babies."
"I know." Sam smiled down at the little girl. "Your mom told me."
"My Mommy's having a baby. I want a brother."
"Really?" Riley asked, lifting a scarred eyebrow.
A look of panic passed over Buffy's face. "We weren't going to tell anyone yet. It's a bit early."
"That's great news." Sam held her daughter a little closer. "Another miracle, I guess, isn't it?"
"They're all miracles." Buffy felt awkward. She was the one who wasn't supposed to be able to get pregnant, and here were Sam and Riley, the all-American family, who couldn't have one of their own. They seemed happy, though.
Meredith was looking down on Erin, when the thought pierced her mind. 'I'm scared.'
She kissed the baby's forehead. 'I know.'
The two couples sat in the living room after dinner, Spike holding his daughter in his lap, and Sam hers. They had been quiet throughout the meal, with Buffy and Riley doing the catching up.
"The chicken was delicious, Buffy," Sam said. "You'll have to give me the recipe."
"Oh, I didn't make it," Buffy smiled. "Spike did."
Riley shot him a less than complimentary glance. "It was good. Really."
"Oh, Finn," his wife said, "You're just jealous because you can't boil water." She beamed at Spike. "It was wonderful."
"Thanks."
"So there we were," Riley said, continuing one of his stories, "at the edge of the jungle, hordes of Lectesh demons breathing down our throats ..."
"Riley," Buffy stopped him. "Not in front of the kids."
"Right." The commando tried to think of something more appropriate. "Sam's doing a bang up job in admin. Everyone's very impressed with her."
"Thanks, honey," Sam said, not without regret. "It's not the same as the jungle, but since I've been a mom, the office seems like a safer place."
"Erin's a beautiful little girl." Buffy responded. "You were very lucky. I've heard adoption can take a long time."
"Very lucky," Riley replied.
"I helped made cookies." Meredith wiggled out of her father's lap. "Now, Daddy?"
"Sure, pet." Spike stood up and went into the kitchen, clenching and unclenching his fist. Soon he'd have his family to himself again.
Meredith walked over to the couch and jumped up beside Sam. "I like babies."
"I know." Sam smiled down at the little girl. "Your mom told me."
"My Mommy's having a baby. I want a brother."
"Really?" Riley asked, lifting a scarred eyebrow.
A look of panic passed over Buffy's face. "We weren't going to tell anyone yet. It's a bit early."
"That's great news." Sam held her daughter a little closer. "Another miracle, I guess, isn't it?"
"They're all miracles." Buffy felt awkward. She was the one who wasn't supposed to be able to get pregnant, and here were Sam and Riley, the all-American family, who couldn't have one of their own. They seemed happy, though.
Meredith was looking down on Erin, when the thought pierced her mind. 'I'm scared.'
She kissed the baby's forehead. 'I know.'